Pawnee

[ paw-nee ]

noun

, plural Paw·nees, (especially collectively) Paw·nee

1. a member of a confederacy of North American Plains Indians of Caddoan stock formerly located along the Platte River valley, Nebraska, and now living in northern Oklahoma.
2. the Caddoan language of the Pawnee Indians.

Pawnee

/ pɔːˈniː /

noun

1. -nees-nee a member of a confederacy of related North American Indian peoples, formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas, now chiefly in Oklahoma
2. the language of these peoples, belonging to the Caddoan family

Example Sentences

In “Welcome to Pawnee,” O’Heir pays tribute to the series that transformed his career.

From Los Angeles Times

Due, 31, is Cherokee and a member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.

From Los Angeles Times

“A story by itself makes it easy for somebody to say this was just one person’s experience,” said Ms. Echo-Hawk, who lives outside Seattle and is a citizen of the Pawnee Nation.

From New York Times

Matt Reed, the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma’s tribal historic preservation officer, says that tiny footprint comes as a surprise to modern Pawnee, whose traditional tipis are big enough to fit whole families.

From Science Magazine

The study, published Thursday in the journal Science, involved more than 80 co-authors — including archaeologists and geneticists, as well as historians and scientists from the Lakota, Comanche and Pawnee nations.

From Seattle Times